Chapter 172: Their Respective Harvests
ps: Modify the wording. The host changed the motherboard and the CPU went bankrupt.
Looking at the talisman that fell into Barrett's hand, Rielly seemed to want to make a move, but she hesitated a little: "This is the bargaining item provided by the mage organization that snatched the information of the "Alien Scholar's Research and Advanced Guide"! β
"Just looking at the name gives people a creepy feeling! Gaining strange bloodline abilities always feels like injecting dirt into your own veins. Claudia who said this. Auditore also shuddered with his hands on his shoulders.
"Don't think weird is so scary." Barrett smiled and shook his head, "Besides, even if it's an ordinary human being, is there still one less individual who completely transforms himself into a strange person in order to seek the most power?" β
Claudia. Auditore said with a disgusted face: "You're kidding! How could anyone turn themselves into a weird creature? β
"Remember the 'Erlan' I mentioned in that research ruins? It's the kind of weirdness that gives the little guy a longevity bloodline. Speaking of this, Barrett had already hung the amulet in his hand, "This creature was not born; It's made. And before the transformation, β they tend to be ordinary humans in blood. β
"It's no wonder that I didn't get any information about the creature 'Erlan' in my previous knowledge evaluation." Hearing this, Rielly suddenly made a look of sudden realization, "It turns out that it is not the original race, but the acquired race." It's no wonder that the difficulty of judging has become so high. β
"Aboriginal dreams of gaining power. I really can do anything! "Claudia. Auditore replied with an ugly face.
But then Barrett stretched out his finger and shook it: "Please Auditore, don't bring into reality the point of view." There aren't many sapient beings in the game who believe in human supremacy. And the transformation of the bloodline is not only able to improve one's basic qualifications. It will also be very helpful for the next generation. β
"Wait! Barrett, you say this, and I have a situation in mind. Rielly seemed to think suddenly, and then raised her voice in vain: "It seems to be in terms of improving the qualifications of the second generation." In addition to the system clearly given to find an excellent partner to marry, the use of that kind of transformation method is also an effective method! Is this the meaning of the sentence in the official introduction, 'There are infinite possibilities in the game, please dig out by yourself'? β
Claudia. Auditore suddenly looked at his friend with wide eyes: "Lily! You don't want to choose that way, do you? β
"I think Lily is right! If you want to improve your second-generation abilities, this seems to be a good choice! "Claymatis. Bot then glanced up at Claudia. "But it's better to find a male in the game." β
Barrett, who had just felt the changes brought to him by the 'Blood Inheritance Talisman - Strange', suddenly found that the brains of several female companions had a tendency to open up more and more. As long as the situation was not good, he immediately spoke out to stop him: "Hey! Feed! You three ladies don't treat the 'Erlan' transformation ritual as a cabbage on the side of the road. It's as if you can pick and choose at any time. β
"Looks like Barrett, you seem to know something further!" Along with these words Eli and Clematis. The eyes of the two Bot immediately fixed on Barrett.
Under the gaze of what seemed to be 100 watts of brightness, Barrett could only bite the bullet and say, "I want to know about the creature 'Erlan'." First of all, it is necessary to understand a natural psionic race, the 'Snads'. Because they are the species that the researchers who became 'Erlan' originally wanted to be. So from this point of view, the 'Erlan' transformation itself is actually a failure......"
"Wait! Their original desire was to transform into 'Snadians', which means that this race has some enviable special abilities. Rielly felt as if she had caught something.
Barrett shook his head at the moment: "No, I don't think you would ever want to become a 'Snader'. Although the Snads themselves are very capable of their own abilities, unless you want to become habitually schizophrenic, I advise you not to think like this. β
"Becoming habitually schizophrenic?" Claymatis. When Bot heard this, he immediately cast a puzzled look.
"That's right! Every 'Snadian' is a psychopath. Although most ignorant people think that the Snards are 'used to living in isolation. But in reality, each 'Snard' is a group in its own right, and they are made up of three completely separate and unified minds. While most of the race suffers from overwhelming loneliness and stagnant thinking, the 'Snaders' reap the benefits of joint thinking, cooperative planning, and multiple perspectives......"
Although the 'Snards' have many different personalities. But their three-minded mind gives the race a recognizable personality trait - the three-minded mind of the 'Snards' is often referred to as the "mastermind" and "aggregate". "Prophet". In most activities, the main brain controls the activities of the 'Snadians', and sometimes the aggregate and the prophet, known as the components of the paramind, come to the surface, or avoid the main brain or provide spiritual advice on questions it is more suitable for understanding.
But as an ordinary person, would you like to see three completely different minds fighting each other in your head? Aside from the real psychopathy, only the legendary Brain Cave Party is willing to give it a try!
After listening to Barrett's explanation, let alone Ms. Sanwei. Even Noodles and Lalu are both thrilled - apparently no one wants to be that naturally mentally ill. What's more, who knows if the 'schizophrenia' in the game will have an impact on reality - you must know that when the test was first conducted, there was a breakdown of the tester's consciousness. Although it is unlikely that the official will not conduct this aspect online, judging from the 'depressive symptoms' that have occurred in the previous half of life, it seems that it has not been completely resolved.
Coming back to her senses, Rieli couldn't help but say, "Okay! Barrett: We're not interested in the Snader. You'd better tell the news about Elam's transformation sooner! β
"The transformation ritual of 'Elam' is entirely in the hands of an organization called the 'Elam' Council." Speaking of this, Barrett deliberately glanced at the two ladies: "Human applicants will be screened by the 'Erlan' Council. The chosen one will then undergo a series of psionic rituals in several secret 'Elam' territories. As long as the ceremony is smooth. They gave up their bodies as human beings and had a new one. The existence of psionic vitality zΓ i......"
Because of this, 'Erlam' is not created physically, but spiritually through a ritual known only to 'Erlam'. Even then, their "children" tend to be fully developed adults. The reason why non-human creatures were never created may be because the ritual was only effective for humans.
"Anyone who is still a human wants to seek a way to become an Erlam, they must submit a request to the existing Erlam for permission to perform the ritual. Otherwise, such an application would not have reached the organization of the 'Erlan' Council. And the 'Erlams' are very secretive about this matter, and they will not openly proclaim their territory and the place of manufacture" Barrett paused at this point: "It is only said that the 'Erlam' will choose those who are ambitious and send away those whom they deem unfit to be 'Erlan'. Moreover, the newborn 'Erlan' still has their human memories and personalities. However, it loses all previous class classes, skills, and other traits. From the perspective of us players, a new 'Erlan' is a Tier 1 character who is free to start over with his own new race. β
"Although it looks like a big one, it should be very suitable for a starting race! The eternal life and the ability to starve to death alone are worth the price. As she spoke, Rielly suddenly showed a strange smile, "I think that after the original discovery that it was actually this kind of creature, those scholars at the beginning probably no longer had the desire to further study the transformation into 'Snads'!" β
At this time, Barrett nodded and agreed with Rielly's point of view: "In the face of the hope of eternal life, the other qiΔ is just an illusion. β
"But according to what Barrett just said, the 'Erlan' race is hidden among the humans!" Claymatis. Bot immediately asked, "Is there any way to find them?" β
Claudia on the side. Auditore slapped his teammates one after another, "I said you weren't really going to pursue the 'Erlan' transformation ritual!" β
"Why not! If you want the characters of the second generation to be stronger. It's a good choice. At the very least, it can be used as a retreat. Rielly said with a puff of the palm of her companion's hand.
Barrett, who was changing his partially rubberized arm next to him, waved it like a handsome whip and said, "That's good! Two young ladies. If you have such a desire, then you will have to work harder in the future. β
Claymatis. Bot naturally didn't let go of Barrett, who was on the side: "Don't watch the play on the sidelines, hurry up and answer the previous question." What is the way to find out those 'Erlans'? β
"Although there has been a great change on the inside, 'Erlan' is no different from a human on the outside. And perhaps because of the changes in various relationships, the true special system of Erlan will become known, so the most important principle of Erlan's survival is secrecy. Barrett laughed evilly, "Maybe you can use high-level linguistic spells to find out." Of course, Miss Auditore's real teacher profession should also have the ability to die of exhaustion after becoming stronger! β
After hearing this, Clematis. Bot and Rielly, you look at me, I'll look at you. Later, it was directly transferred to Claudia. Auditore pulled her aside, trapped her in the corner and muttered something. And Barrett, who finally got rid of the few female companions who were in high spirits, finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time.
At this time, Noodle reached out and pointed to Barrett's arm that had not yet returned to normal, and asked, "Is this the effect of the amulet just now?" β
"It's one of them! Another effect is to alienate certain vital points in the body, so that they are no longer vital points. Only then did Barrett, who remembered that he had not yet been released from the alienated state, waved his hand, and finally restored his somewhat strange arm to normal. Then he touched his chin and thought, "I didn't expect the 'secondary life protection' effect of the 'Blood Inheritance Talisman - Strange' to be able to choose like this!" It's really what I want. β
The special ability of the same 'Tier Life Armor' has a different ability to work. The effect of the 'Blood Relay Talisman - Strange Monster' is to alienate certain vital points in the user. Gives them the ability to resist blows as well as normal parts. So there are two different options when it comes to taking effect.
One of them is to give all vital parts of the body a certain (twenty-five) chance of being protected from any heavy hits or sneak attacks. Or choose to selectively alienate certain parts (the range can not exceed at most. Twenty-five percent of the total vital parts), giving those parts full immunity to any heavy attacks or sneak attacks.
This adjustment is equivalent to weakening the parts of the equipment that can be protected, and making it more stable and controllable when taking damage from enemy attacks. For Barrett, the value has completely improved qualitatively.
Perhaps for those who believe in their luck, the sudden burst of immunity is undoubtedly their loveβone of their greatest passions is to see the look of an enemy who thinks they have in their hands when they see their fatal blow suddenly fail.
But for Barrett, who has extraordinary skills and combat qualities, stability and controllability are the first priorities. As for the uncontrollable variables of randomness, the less the better. Because it doesn't matter if this variable is good or bad. It is possible to disrupt the rhythm of the battle that has already been controlled - for a man of Barrett's strength, the key to combat is to bring the enemy into his own rhythm.
In fact, in the real world, one of the important reasons why civil servants are favored is that their jobs and incomes are stable (for which my mother has nagged hundreds of times in the author's ear) - especially when it comes to marriage. It can be seen that the word "stable dìng" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the majority of unmarried women of childbearing age and their parents. Controllability is one of the key indicators of all precision machinery, even if the technical performance in other aspects is at a high level, once the controllability is insufficient, it is almost impossible to find a buyer.
Looking at the satisfied smile on Barrett's face, Noodles tugged at his sleeve: "Since you got something good, then you also give me a good staff officer what to choose." β
After saying this, the half-human wanderer immediately reached out and pointed to the words on the wall. Barrett, who heard this, had no choice but to touch the chin of his chin and stare there for a while: "It seems that there are really no items to enhance the combat effectiveness of the wanderer!" However, considering the relationship between the mage and the wanderergate, this seems to be normal! Noodles, but there are a lot of enhancements related to disarming traps. Or you choose some.
"Is it destined that I will be a 'treasure thief' for the rest of my life?" Noodles roared as she hung her fingernails against the wall.
Although the eerie sound made the room silent for a while. However, the Half-Human Wanderer eventually chose four magical artifacts that enhanced his support abilities at the instigation of Barrett.
The first is the 'Weak Scout Boots' worth 4,000 gold. These lightweight, well-fitting cowhide boots dyed black with crow feathers attached. Allows the wearer to look for traps on the ground within 10 feet. The Detect Skill Check and Search Trap Check get a pretty good (+5) table xiΓ n bonus. These effective traps include pits, pressure plates, and other mechanical or magic traps on the ground. Again, this bonus also applies to the wearer's dodging ability against the aforementioned traps (dodge defense and reflex immunity) - these boots greatly increase the survivability of the Half-Life Wanderer.
The next item to be bagged was the 'Thief's Bracer' worth 1050 gold coins. With a single command, the pair of leather bracers can be transformed into a refined thief's tool, and can be turned back into a bracer with another command - so that the day of the laid-off day is finally the day of the noodle's bag. And once a day, when using a transformation tool or simply wearing a bracer, the wearer can get its internal wisdom in a single disarming work, even in danger or distraction, which can greatly improve the probability of success.
After ruling out the flashy 'Automadiac Ring' worth 5,000 gold, Noodles decided to choose the 'Engineer's Work Gloves' worth 3,000 gold on his own. These gloves, made of canvas and leather, give the wearer the ability to understand mechanics. The wearer gets a fairly good (+5) table xiΓ n plus value in the knowledge and process verification of the repair and understanding of the machinery.
Once a day, the wearer can touch a device and analyze it, learn its general operation and purpose, and diagnose mechanical, magical, or other non-mechanical failures that don't work (e.g., the wearer can trigger a pressure plate to learn about the trap: if you step on it, a scythe will pop out of the wall and will automatically reset, but you can't tell that the scythe is +1 flame scythe and is poisoned). οΌγ
And for the final share, he himself chose the 'Treasure Hunter Goggles' worth 6,400 gold coins. These simple and durable goggles help the wearer discover the secret door and identify the treasure. Its wearer is free to use the 'Detect Secret Door' spell. It's just that it doesn't help the wearer know how to open the secret door, and this is something that the half-life wanderer has to do on his own.
Three times a day, the wearer can use the free 'identification' to identify the object. And once a day, with a single command, the wearer can use the Item Locator spell, but it can only be used to locate treasures of more than 100 Silver Coins, such as backpacks, wooden chests, pockets, sacks, etc.
The ladies who had already finished the negotiation did not attack him for a while because of the harsh noise after discovering that the choice of noodles was for the whole team. However, Rielly didn't forget to tone up: "It seems that you are really going further and further on the road of 'tomb thief'!" β
"We'll remember the sacrifices you made for the team." Lalu on the side, at this time, the holy hand patted the shoulder of the half-living wanderer, and comforted him.
Barrett, who felt a little unbearable, clapped his hands: "Okay! Now it's up to Rieli to make your choice. Don't waste your time on this kind of thing. β
"Okay! Good! Coming right away. After saying this, Rielly did not forget to add: "I don't need to spend as much time as some people do. β
The first thing that appeared in Rielly's hand was a cloak with a silver-white shield tattooed on its back, "Little Wizard's Cloak - Protection". In fact, the 2,500 gold 'Little Wizard's Cloak Series' comes in eight forms - each representing a school. This cloak gives the wearer the ability to cast a series of school spells with commands. At the same time, the wearer can use commands to perform magic tricks at will. In the case of the protective cloak in Rielly's hand, she was given the ability to use resistance and 1 time a day to endure the environment and shield skills.
Although there are such good items as the 'Cautious Spellcasting Robe' next, Rielly, who already has a better 'Steady Dìng Spellcasting Robe', naturally skips it easily. Then she chose the 'Dharma Protector Bracer' worth 5,000 gold coins. These bracers, made of blue leather and held in place with star screws, are often used by the caster to protect themselves in the heat of battle. Especially under the threat of the enemy, when performing 'defensive spells', it can often have amazing effects.
Later, after some selection, Rielly chose the 'Escape Boots' worth 8,000 gold. These sturdy leather-soled boots have straps at the ankles and calves to ensure the wearer's comfort. It is important to note that once a day, when the wearer of the boot is grappled, pinned, or entangled, the user is able to teleport themselves anywhere within 30 feet. This is similar to the wearer using any gate spell (if the gnome is wearing these shoes, it will be able to teleport itself up to 400 feet).
The only mage in the remaining share of the team finally turned his gaze to the ring. Because there are so many good things in this category, and they are expensive. In the end, she used her remaining share to choose the 4,000 gold spell counter ring. (To be continued......)